Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.7% | 56.3% | +1.4 | ✓ (22.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +24 (112-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Miles * | 41 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 32 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 26 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 26 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 24 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -2 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Travis Outlaw | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Geno Carlisle | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 39 | 7-14 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| LeBron James * | 37 | 10-18 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 27 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 35 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 33 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Anderson Varejao | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner | 6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter